One Dry Cracker

This is the third full-length Northcote album for Saskatchewan singer/songwriter Matt Goud (who now calls Victoria home). After hearing this album, I can honestly say that I do not have any interest in searching out and hearing the other albums. I found the songs a bit generic, flavourless, and simplistic to a fault. It pains […]

Hail Mary

My love affair with The Crackling began two years ago when I saw them open for Dan Mangan in Kingston, Ontario. Admittedly, I usually treat opening bands like I treat previews in movie theatres: a prolongation of my anticipation and a chance to pee. Now I’m not going to go ahead and say that I’m […]